All mixed up
There are some things I keep in my freezer as basic necessities of meal preparation. One item is frozen mixed vegetables. Usually, the bags contain peas, carrots, corn and green beans. Sometimes the mixture includes lima beans. The frozen veggies are very versatile and can be used in many different ways. They also are great […]
Fire was a constant threat
For the first eight and one-half years of Madera’s existence, she was spared the horrors of a major downtown fire. Then came 1885, and her luck ran out. In two successive years, Madera suffered dangerous conflagrations, and it was only through the pioneer persistence of the founders of the town that it ever recovered. On […]